Currently fourth overall in the driver standings, with two podium
finishes and one pole position to his credit so far this year, Alexander
has accrued a consistent number of points at each race meeting but is now
aiming to up the ante and achieve his first victory of the campaign.

"We're aiming for wins again, the same way we go into any race
weekend", said the Wansford based 20-year-old, "During the
Thruxton test last month we didn't produce our best performance and
when we did try a change on the car, it snowed!

"Unfortunately that meant we couldn't try what we wanted but
hopefully we'll be in a half decent position for qualifying next
weekend and then build from there. Being a second year driver, if I
can't be on pole position for both races I'm still confident
I'll be able to fight among the top three and achieve some good
results."

While freely admitting Thruxton hasn't been one of his stronger
venues, Alexander remains confident of taking the fight to his main
championship rivals during rounds seven and eight.

That's particularly true on the back of a stunning performance during
the second of the Donington Park races last weekend where he reeled off
half a dozen fastest laps without reply from any of his rivals. He went
on, of course, to end round six in third position having driven
beautifully from sixth place on the grid.

If Alexander can leave Hampshire next Sunday night with a brace of podium
results under his belt, the Manor Competition ace will be delighted as he
is highly confident the remaining tracks on the 2008 calendar are all
ones which suit him well.

He continued: "Thruxton is one of our weaker tracks but then we visit
some circuits where I'm very confident we'll be strong.
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, Silverstone National Circuit, Oulton
Park, Snetterton and Croft -- they're all tracks where we should
do very well.

"Although Thruxton is perhaps not our strongest track for outright
pace, in the races I think we'll be fine. I'm raring to go,
that's for sure, I want to get as many points in the bag as possible
and hopefully that'll be with a couple of podiums."

Qualifying for rounds seven and eight of the 2008 Formula Renault UK
Championship will take place on Saturday, 17th May, at 09.25 and 15.10
respectively. Both races will follow on Sunday, 18th May, with round
seven timetabled to start at 11.35 and round eight scheduled to get
underway at 16.00.

Meanwhile, highlights of the second round of the season -- which took
place at Brands Hatch in Kent at the end of March -- will be featured
on the Motorsport UK magazine programme on Freeview, digital satellite
and cable channel ITV4 at 17.00 this coming Tuesday, 13th May.